US military deaths in Iraq at 3,974 Saturday, according to count by The Associated Press

As of Saturday, March 8, 2008, at least 3,974 members of the U.S. armed forces have got died since the beginning of the Republic Of Iraq warfare in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,237 died as a consequence of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EST.

The British military have reported 175 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; Elevation Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, South Korea, one decease each.

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The up-to-the-minute deceases reported by the military: Today in Americas

_ No deceases reported.

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_ No designations reported.

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